Texas Tech’s 2027 class is already top 10 nationally, led by five-star Jalen Brewster and a wave of elite talent that could reshape the Red Raiders.
Texas Tech isn’t recruiting like a program hoping to crash the national conversation anymore.
It’s recruiting like one that expects to stay there.
Joey McGuire and the Red Raiders have built one of the nation’s strongest 2027 recruiting classes, and the early results are impossible to ignore. Texas Tech entered August with a class ranked inside the national top 10 and sitting comfortably atop the Big 12.
And the centerpiece is as big as it gets.
Five-star defensive lineman Jalen Brewster, a Cedar Hill standout and the nation’s No. 1 overall prospect in the 2027 cycle, gives Texas Tech the kind of commitment that changes how a program is viewed nationally.
Landing Brewster wasn’t just another recruiting win. It was a statement.
McGuire’s longstanding Texas high school connections helped create the relationship, and now Brewster serves as the foundation for a class that could become one of the best in school history.
He’s not alone.
Texas Tech also landed five-star edge rusher Anthony Sweeney from St. Frances Academy in Baltimore. Sweeney is a top-20 national prospect and gives the Red Raiders another elite defensive piece up front.
That pairing comes after Texas Tech added LaDamion Guyton in the previous cycle, giving the program a potentially nasty collection of young defensive linemen.
The talent stretches well beyond the front seven.
Four-star linebacker Jhadyn Nelson, four-star receiver Benny Easter Jr. and DeSoto running back SaRod Baker headline a recruiting haul that continues to lean heavily on Texas high school football.
Quarterback Kavian Bryant out of Palestine Westwood adds another important piece. Bryant has put up massive numbers at the prep level and gives Tech a developmental option at the most important position on the field.
Roughly two-thirds of the Red Raiders’ current commitments come from Texas, which fits McGuire’s blueprint perfectly.
The bigger story, though, is balance.
Texas Tech isn’t stacking one position group and calling it a great class. The Red Raiders are adding legitimate talent at quarterback, receiver, running back, linebacker and across the defensive line.
As of Aug. 7, the class sat No. 8 nationally according to 247Sports, while the next-closest Big 12 program, Kansas State, was down at No. 29.
There’s still plenty of time for the rankings to move before the early signing period.
But Texas Tech has already made one thing clear. The Red Raiders aren’t just trying to win the Big 12. They’re building a roster designed to live near the top of college football.
